My wife is cheating on me. All the signs are there. She has lost weight which has made her already beautiful body more desirable. She went out and had her hair cut into a very stylish do and her little button nose looks even cuter than it did. In fact, she looks adorable but it's all for someone else. My wife is cheating on me.1
Don't cry for me. It's my own fault. I haven't brought her candy or roses in years. The last time fresh flowers were in the house it was a sickly looking group that I picked out, but she paid for. I have not told her that I adore her in months. I haven't grabbed her face and looked deep into her bright blue eyes and whispered "I love you" in I don't know how long.2
My wife is cheating on me.3
My wife is Cindy. She's 45 and I guess she's having a mid-life crisis. Our children, Bobby age 17 and Daphne age 15 are almost grown and they don't want her around anymore. I think they ignore her as much as I do, but it's okay for them because they are teenagers. I'm an adult and I'm a man I should be in the mood to make love to my wife when she wants to. I should kiss her legs and arms and whisper over and over how much I love and need her. But no, I'm a selfish bastard. Don't feel sorry for me. I really am.4
My wife is very intelligent. She must have been cheating on me for about six months. That's how long these changes took to occur. Six long, short months. Six months is long enough to ruin your spouse's life, six months is short enough to make yourself beautiful and happy.5
Maybe I should take her in my arms tonight. Have candles placed around the bedroom and fight for my love. I do so love her. I just forgot how to show it. I didn't realize that after twenty years of marriage she'd still need to be reminded. I just forgot.6
So, that's what I'll do. I will go out and buy new pink sheets for the bed. I hate pink but it's her favorite color and this night isn't about what I need. Then I'll put on the special flowery bedspread that I always complain about. It's too girly I would say. Damn, I'm selfish. I should have been more caring. Then she wouldn't be cheating on me. I'll put fresh roses around the room and light candles of every shape and size. I'll take her in my arms, lead her to the bed and whisper in her ear telling her how much I love her.7
As soon as she walks in the door she's mine, I'll make her forget about him. I will!8
This is what really happened when she arrived home that night:9
Cindy come's in the door tears streaming down her pretty face. "Robert, we need to talk." Then she breaks down and my God, she's never been more beautiful to me in my life.10
My own eyes cloud up with tears. "Honey, I know, I know you're having an affair, it's okay baby, please. Say we can work through this. I love you so damn much, please baby, don't ever leave me." I am heaving tears now. I can't breathe. I need my Cindy with me forever damn it. Nobody's going to take that away from me!11
Or...so I thought. Damn I can be so selfish and arrogant. You really have no idea of what pain is until you've heard what I heard next.12
"Robert," She says, actually laughing at me, "Darling...I am not cheating on you."13
"Well, what then? What is making you change before my eyes? What? Tell me, please, we can save our marriage." I long to curl up into a fetal position and forget the world. That's all I want, God, make me disappear.14
"Well, I have been seeing someone, I guess you could say" Cindy mutters glancing at the floor.15
"Who? Please just tell me! I need to know" I said, silently thinking whoever it is will be very hurt soon.16
"Robert, Darling...I have uh..well...I have Breast Cancer. I didn't want you to have to deal with it so I've been doing the treatments alone." Cindy says. Then she falls to the floor. It is obvious she's glad to have this secret revealed.17
And for me? All I can think is fuck!!! Why isn't she just cheating on me???18
Author notes
This is for all the women who have suffered. I am so sorry for your pain.
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Go get tested women Please!
I just wanted to tell everyone who featured this thank you so much and this isn't a true story. I'm not a man, I don't have a wife. I don't have children named Bobby and Daphne. I'm so glad that you all took something away from my story and to those who suffered from this or are now, my most sincere prayers go out to you.
I don't know why I wrote this or where it came from I was just cooking dinner last night and it hit me. I felt a strong urge to write it down.
What did you think? Please comment!
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I wanted to thank you for your comment and for promoting this for me. I never knew when I first wrote this that so many people would be able to identify with it. I was just making dinner for my son and myself and it kept dancing in my head. I am touched that my words meant so much to you and to so many others. This is a work I feel that I can feel proud of thanks to you and other survivors. May I take a moment to say how thankful that I am that you survived? I'm so very happy for that!
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Excellent
Oh my, this is well penned, it did hold my attention from the beginning to end, did not expect this ending at all. You did an unbelieveable job of narrating, playing the part of the husband, well done! Would not have known if you didn't say in the authors comments. What a heart touching write, women with breast cancer need to hear stories like these and Susan most appreciated, God Bless her! Survivors are amazing and incredible people, they deserve our utmost respect! What strength and love they have, Susan being a beautiful expample! Thank you again for sharing, I am giving you a standing ovation! Ann
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Well done!
I like the way you wrote this story. I never anticipated it ending the way it did. You actually told two or three stories in one because so many women are taken for granted by their husbands and children and very few husbands treat their wives as 'special' after they've been married a long time. It takes some kind of crisis to wake the husband and/or children up. Usually, the crisis is that they are going to lose what they've been taking for granted, either because of a divorce, an affair or a life-threatening illness like cancer.
Your well-written story was engrossing and deserves all the applause it has received. more applause from me
Maureen
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I likd this quite a lot, the style is interesting and fairly captivating in and of itself. I like how the narrator/main character keeps repeating that his wife is cheating on him when he couldn't be more off. It not only makes up for most of the plotline it also reveals something about the character and how he becomes so sure of things without necessarily enough evidence, how he is convinced the world is almost out to get him but it's his own fault.
INteresting ending as well and I thought the last line was very good. Dreadful in a certain way because if the breast cancer is fatal the one thing the character wants, his marriage salvaged, will be impossible, moreso than if she was cheating on him.
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You did an absolutely powerful job with this story!! Susan thank you for leading me here!! Good write and great advice.
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OMG
I can definitely relate to this one sweetie
In 1999 I found a lump the size of a pea,on my L breast I made an appt to see a surgeon about it and in 3wks time it had grown, they did a biopsy and in that short link of time 3 wks it had already progressed to Stage3 Cancer I was immediately scheduled for a mastectomy and I was so upset, so shocked so numb my cousin who is a nurse in the surgeons office let me smoke a cigaretter a big no no! I was devesated, horrified, upset, hysterical you name it and I had to go in for the surgery the next day...it was a horrifying ordeal... All my lymph nodes are gone...All I have is a scar.....then the next yr the same thing on the R breast...surgery again, this time a complete mastectomy
with chemo... I bought turbans wigs etc, but I never lost my hair, the chemo made me so deathly ill, I didn't take my last treatment, I thought I can't go on like this and if I am going to die, then so be it..... I have a complete masectomy, and I did not have reconstruction, tho I am now thinking about doing so I just hate to re go and endure the pain all over again...I am now 5 yrs in remissionYEAH and so proud, yet I have found sev lumps in between the yrs they have been benign....My husband say he loves me for me,not beacuse of breast but I am so self conscious of it, I think it looks horrible yet I am also grateful because I am a SURVIVORof this disease...
I go on Breast Cancer Walks attend luncheons, and meetings, no support group here in my small hometown of Ky tho & it definitely needs one..... I also weekly do self Breast Checks, its just that gnawing fear I will find another one you know
I rarely read stories just now and then but this was absolutely A-1 perfect...You drew us in and left us with an excellent twist
and I do agree I think you should do one from the wife's POV maybe she is going to have to undergo Chemo, Radiation, also I can see another story evolving around the children, and also her friends as well..You wrote this supremely well and its a well fine crafted story, engrossing from start to finish
Maybe someday I will go for the reconstruction but not now, I just have so much going on since my mom's recent heart attack etc, tho I am considering the option of having the reconstruction done
Thank you for telling this story in such a superb way, from the start and to the finish, and if you do add to it please IM me and let me know..this was just teriffic
I am going to bookmark it and also put it in the promo box
It is also nice to meet you and I do hope you will drop by & come visit me also
Every woman should do monthly Breast Exams it could save someone's life...it certainly did mine
I just have to add I did think it quite funny, about your wife having cancer, when you have no wife at all
Thank you for this wonderful human nature story you have penned
If I could hand out trophy this one would get a Gold one for sure
Again nice to meet you & do come see me & I am promoting this and sending the link to some of my friends as well
Hugs
Susan~~~
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Very touching
This was well written and is one of the best short stories I've read so far... Which is saying something! Do more work, I'd like to see some more ^_^
Best of luck with all your projects,
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Whoa! This poem made me laugh and the ending truly shocked me-which of course only made me smile again! Great job, this truly is a nice piece of work!
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This is wonderful. The most wonderful thing about it, is that you made it up. The moral of it all..Wonderful. I really wish this didn't have to happen to anybody, it's not right. People shouldn't have to suffer, it's so sad
. I think you did a wonderful job relaying this message, that life is precious and people should get themselves checked, stop it before it ruins too much. This story was just wonderful. I didn't only enjoy it because of the message at the end, but how he thought she was cheating and the way you worded it. You hid the breast cancer thing until the very end. Wonderful, amazing, saddening write. No wonder you have so many applause and wonderful comments.
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At a loss of words. What an amazing, AMAZING imagination you must have. Wonderful Write.
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lol, i also really thought this was a true story, it was written so well...this story is very deep and touching, this was an excellent write...and wow! so very creative, also original... Keep up the good work!!!
~Dylan~
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Yeah I thought this was a true story and I was like "OMG!" This was fantastic and sad and beautiful. I mean, I felt the pain of the character and it was gut-wrenching. This was a real eye-opener. You're a genius! I don't agree with some of the peoples' critiques on here. Your form in writing this made it seem more real. Awesome job and keep up the great work! ~Rainna~
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excellent
When I first started reading this I thought it was a true story it was written that well. But after looking at the top I realised it was a story. I think in this story you have a talent of getting inside character's heads and making them behave exactly as they would. good write, I see you don't need any more applause though
~*~Hannah~*~
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This is absolutely amazing!!! It's very creative and original and it's a major topic that we all should be aware about. I've had a few friends who had to suffer breast cancer and it hurts just to watch them go through it. Keep penning, I really enjoyed reading this.
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Ooff.. Wow.. I don't know what quite to sa.. This is deep. At first I didnt know what to think about the cheating thing, it caught me off guard.
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Are you his/her advocate? Thanks for the rest of the comment though.
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I doubt Flamearrows was saying he did not like your story. He was simply attempting to offer some technical advice, in order to improve your story. In his opinion. And I would have to agree with him about the punctuation issue.
There's no reason to get all uptight because someone is attempting to help you improve your writing. That's what this site is for.
That being said, for the most part this is a good piece of writing. You have touched on an issue that should be touched upon more often in society and done so fairly creatively. Your use of the first person narrative was effective, it's a way of drawing the reader in and exposing them more to the character's thoughts and emotions - better allows for empathy. If anything, though, I think you could have gone a little deeper with your descriptions. The stream of thought narrative was effective too, making it seem more real and therefore better emphasising the issues you wished to explore. Although of course you probably realise all of that. I think you just need to learn to better accept criticism. Not everyone is going to be thrilled about everything you write.
Rock On!
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Did I say I didn't like it? No. What I provided was a balanced critique of your work... did you not invite a critical review? I do not even attempt to claim that my work is perfect, indeed, it is irreprably flawed. But I can still critique other people's work, and I do.
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Wow. This was so powerful! I am in disbelief. You are an even greater writer than I had imagined while reading your poem. And for a good cause too! Excellent work! Truly this was one of the most clever and well-written pieces I've ever read. I am humbled by your abilities.
I also agree with the cause. I recently did a 5K walk for the cure and it was difficult for me (since I don't exercise) but very much so worth it! For everyone who reads this: GET OUT THERE AND DO SOMETHING! WE CAN FIND A CURE! And good luck and best of wishes to all those out there who are battling breast cancer - stay strong and know that everyone admires you and stands behind you!
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Wow, thanks too bad you're the only one who didn't like it. I like it how it is and how would you possibly know if this man thought that his wife was more beautiful or not? The thing was that he had spent much of their past life ignoring her and now he realized just how beautiful she really was. This is my thrid story I wrote so please forgive me when I don't do it excatly perfectly. In all fairness I will go and read something of yours so I can see what perfection looks like.
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*hums* it's probably terribly bad form to critique the technical aspects of this story amidst such riotous applause, but I shall, anyway.
You need to cut down on your use of exclamation marks and other extraneous punctuation... it detracts from the flow of the story and slows the reader down as they attempt to absorb all the points you have marked out to be important. At the end, sure. Otherwise, you need to lead the reader through more gently, and it'll make your conclusion that much more powerful as well.
I also doubt that chemical treatment for cancer could result in a more beautiful body, but hey, it's your story.
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OMG That's a great idea! I really like that. I may have to try that out! Thanks so much.
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wow, that is a wonderful story. There's such an element of realism to it, the way you got us completely in the character's head. And I was completely captivating, speed-reading through the last paragraphs to find out what it was. I really like how things you said earlier in the story, like the six months comment, take on a completely new significance once we figure out what's really going on. It might be really neat for you to write an extension of this from the wife's point of view, she must have been strong to go through all this so alone. great write!
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my god how amazing is this! the twist at the end is perfect, and fits in well to the whole story line! wow! thats all i can say is...WOW!
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wow, very nicely written. hooks you right from the start, all the way til the twist ending. very powerful, with a wonderful message. breast cancer runs in my biological family, and i pray i don't get it when i'm older. wonderful write.
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What a wonderful story! It really is inspiring, I am absolutely at a loss for words...
This would work so well in a campaign!
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i was facinated by this story, what a terrific write...and such a great message...good job.
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how interesting. this is a great way to bring up the awareness to breast cancer. my uncle lost his wife years ago to cancer so this has a great meaning for me. thanks for writing, keep it up
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Wonderfully written...i actually have tears in my eyes, i thought it was all true until i read the note on on the bottom which makes your talent even more apparent. Very touching, a beatuiful write. Thanks for posting it!! Cheers. Moon
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amazing
OH this was so awesome..it comes truely from a gifted person.
You are so great...this is wonderful.
This should win an award.
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I absolutly love this story. Aside from the breast cancer bit, it's a good piece for ALL husbands and boy/girlfriends to read, new or old. Sometimes in a relationship, we forget about the others needs because we've just grown into it. We take them for granted. It's an awesom piece. absolutly wonderful. (add in about 50 other compliments here) -
this is an awesome write... i like the begining of this and the twisted end... but i liek the begining a lot... awesome job
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This is fabulous!!! I don't usual read the stories on peoples pages, but I just had to after reading the title. I couldn't tear myself away from this. I love the twist at the end. It is sad, but can be so true. Men are wonderful, but can be dense at times too. I look forward to your next story, this one was great!!
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This piece has excellent utilization of tone
which I love. It's so real, you really make the reader identify with the character, which is a gift. You make the reader just say, what a freakin' jerk, but a nice one! I love that...in a little tiny piece you exhibited great talent and depth of writing. Three cheers and more.
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Breast cancer has been in my family.. my Oma (grandma) had it in her late 50's... I loved this write, very interesting, makes you think ! Thanks for sharing
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Are you the master storyteller or what? This is ingenious. You had me going girl! I simply loved this! selfish bastard
The irony here is amazing and the sattire. This is great Destiny. You took this and gave it all the elements of a serious now-a-day tale. Exquisite job! Oh Destiny, I truly loved this! Shocker ending!
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Excellent
Holy cow WOW. I think that this has got be one of the most touching and profound writes I have read. I was totally drawn into the emotions of how complacent love can become, and never expecting what came at the ending. I really thought this was amazing, thanks for sharing it with us. -
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LMAO, this story was really good...and Im not gunna make u embarrassed and wish your wife luck
. Nice story, thanks for making breast cancer aware t us all!
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You delved into the male psyche so well. Your story was touching and real, and it conjures up mixed feelings for the reader. Excellent work. Thank you for highlighting the importance of a woman's awareness.
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Astounding.
This is very touching Destiny, I really enjoyed reading it... You made the man seem like he convinced himself of his wife cheating on him and it reflected on him as a husband. To be that self-conscious all the sudden is dangerous, as he found out when he blurted out that he knew of the affair when there was none...
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this is really really good- you put yourself in the personas shoes well and i think the twist at the end was fabulous not only are you raising awareness for cancer but also men should learn some kind of less (and women too) about jumping to conclusions with out any evidence so well done crystal xxx
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wow, I'm almost embrassed to say this but I'm a woman who does not have a wife lol...Um, this is a story I made up one day while doing dishes. It actually wrote itself in my mind and for once I remembered it. I'm very sorry you had it rough with your parents divorce as so many kids, myself included, have. Thanks so much for your comment, but it's just a story about a mixed up marriage and then the worst thing happens and then they need to figure out whats going to happen next.
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Well, First I have to tell you that you did a wonderful job writing this story. Second, it made me think of my parents. My mother did cheat on my father many times and my father never said boo. He worked during the day, and she worked as a hostess/waitress at a local restaurant which led her to sitting at the bar after hours with another man, or going somewhere else to do the same.They divorced shortly after I was out of high school.I will never forget it because she called me to have me tell my dad that she wasn't coming back from a trip she made to Florida. Can you believe that? I was angry with her for years. My point of telling you this is to bring up a little word called "communication" WHy didn't you talk to her when you thought something wasn't right? Especially since you thought she was cheating on you. She needed you more than ever. Although I also must wonder why she didn't tell you. Now, I am far from the almighty perfect wife myself. but I have gone through hell and high water with my own relationship with my husband . I made some pretty stupid mistakes but before I reached the bottom, I brought everything in the open with my husband. Thank God I did. Through it all, I found out I have Parkinsons disease. I have had alot to deal with, but the best thing I ever did was marry my husband. and we talk!
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Wow, thanks for such a wonderful comment. As you can tell this peice really stirred up a lot of stuff for different people. I'm trying so hard to catch up on my commenting. lol
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Brilliant!
Well, I was all prepared to write a scolding message to the man behind this story. About how he should never have let himself forget how important his wife was to him. That women are delicate, even when we puff up and sy we aren't, we are really fragile creatures who can be shattered so easily. My boyfriend, who I love to death, forgets to be romantic I ask why and he can't put words on it, but I think I know why, because he was married before and was romantic and all of that and she still broke his heart. So now I'm here and needing all that gooey stuff and have to remind him that I need it. I must say it's tough to admit that weakness.
Anyway, I was all prepared to yap about that and then I'm hit with the breast cancer thing, which saddens me to the core. I think I understand it though, that need to not be a burden. I've had much pain in my life, enough that it amazes me that I can love or accept another's love, so much pain and hurt and after awhile, I forced myself to become numb to it. Because I saw what it did to my mom and dad, it drained them for so long. I hated mom feeling guilty for so long and dad too, like they did anything. So I sucked it up and put on a brave face and went on living. So I guess I can relate in a small unrelated way, hey, we all find our ways to associate ourselves to feel normal right?
So after I'm slammed with the breast cancer shocker and get ready to spew my guts out even more than I just did, I find that you are simply like me with my romances and erotic stories, struck with the inspiration and glide down the pipeline of the wave till either you fall in or glide through. Wonderful write! Great job!
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The title of this piece caught my attention. (Of course!) I was instantly curious! And I, like all the rest of your readers, was completely surprised! You did a wonderful job with this story! And the underlying message certainly hit home; that sometimes, the things we think are happening right before our eyes are not what's really happening at all! And sometimes, the thing that we think is the worst possible case secnario is nothing in comparison to what's really important! This was an excellent write! Great job! BRAVO!
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That was great and I actually had to laugh at the end there. " All I can think is fuck!!! Why isn't she just cheating on me???" That was great. I liked this story, you did a very good job on it. Keep up the good work.
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Thanks, but it's not a true story.
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Well you're till good
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LoL Well, it's not true. I don't have a wife, I'm not a man and that'a about it. thanks though.
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Wow! This gave me chills. What an amazingly inspiring write. I don't even know what to say, I am so stunned. You have reached out in your sadness and I hope many have the opportunity to read this. Thank you for sharing it. I wish you and your family well.
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Oh my... what a story. Well er... you both made mistakes I guess, she shoulda told you, you shouldn't assume... er... *bit lost here - quite drunk* hmmm... just... oh i dunno... i'm really sorry about all this but i'm slightly drunk riht now and not at all experienced in this filed. soo er... good luck. good work. very honest and truthful. sincere... i think. hmmm... bye goota go
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It's spooky that I should happen to click onto your poem. I lost my best friend of 45 years to stomach cancer. And tomorrow is her birthday. And roses were her favorite flower too. This was written so well. You held the attention of the reader and gave them a jolt! And the fact that you have the ability to tell it from the male prospective is just awesome! I personally think that our best writes are the ones that just come out of the clear blue sky. Kind of like Mozart, they come out perfect the first time and there is no way to improve upon it.
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Reading this gave me chills, made me cry and has, quite frankly, left me stunned. The sudden change of direction at the end, the bombshell out of the blue, was so unexpected and shocking. Just as it would be to anyone who was in the situation you describe here.
Such an emotive piece of writing that leaves you questioning your priorities in life.
Very well done!
Lou ..xx
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Whoever that story belongs to, I don't care...It was just awesome! Bloody hell...that was really one hell of a piece! You know, t'was very convincing and the flow was exactly blended with the thought and you have just made it very, very well! I'd say you a very effective writer, you hit me bulls eye!
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WOW!!! What a story, Destiny...an awesome write, believable & interesting message, a thickening plot...& a twist at the end...with a social commentary/moral thrown in, to boot!!! Brava, M'Dear...Brava!!! D Wanda
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Bravo!
Excellent in so many ways, many angles and lessons in this. Well done!
USpace
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Wow. That just goes to show about assumptions. This is a very serious issue. I liked how you went about the issue without mocking it in anyway. Good job.
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What a powerful and completely unexpected ending. I usually frown upon a write that uses the famous four letter word , but I must say that in this case I believe it was absolutely essential , for it gave the thought process of that man a real meaning. Excellent,
Reenie
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i defenitly agree, this is amazing A very touching story....i like the twist at the end as well......i mean, obviously it wasn't a good one, but still, i think it makes the story that much better. i also hope this helps raise awareness. great write my friend, and thanks for sharing
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this was excellent and women shouldn't have to go through treatment all alone.
Yvonne
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(Curls up in a fetal position crying) It sounds like my great-grandmom she died a few years ago. The cancer killed her. She never hid it, but everyone seemed to ignore her. Cept me, I was always there for her, but she didn't want to bother me about it. No one decided to help her till it was to late. Waahhh!!!! (Goes off crying.) Thanks for the story. I hope it raises awareness so that kids like me won't have to lose their mother figure.
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This was so well portrayed, all the pettyness in life goes by the board when something like breast cancer rears it's ugly head. I took the final statement to mean that this poor man was so confused after his worry of an affair, that he must have been in shock to make that remark about prefering it... Who knows... great write
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This is awesome. Great write. It has a powerfull meaning which should be told to all women. I love this story.
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Thanks, I think it's more ironic then funny his wife is going to die. All this time he thought she was having an affair. He would rather that then Cancer...I don't know but it's not meant to be funny. But oh well, thanks for the comment.
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this is really good i love how it ends its accually kinda funny
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Can you explain to me how it's biased? I'm confused by that.
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Very touching piece of writing. Really makes you think. I definitely tip my hat to this work. Good Job
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Wow, that was great...words aren't really coming to me, but I did really enjoy it, and could feel what was happening. My prayers go out to all who suffer with this disease. God bless,
~Nicole
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No sweetie, I'm speaking to you! I've really been busy, and I'm not feeling too well.
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One never knows the pettiness of their own selfish ego until they are faced with the possibility that the person they love could leave them at any moment for whatever the reasons. Almost ten years ago my husband was in a terrible bike accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down for over two years. (not far from where Christopher Reeve had his accident and not far from the same injuries or the same time 1995) When I was called to the scene of the accident and saw his mangled body lying on the ground before me... I could not help but fully realize how petty all our arguments had been compared to what we were faced with at that moment and how in the twinkling of an eye your whole reality can change. Would that we all could love like there was no tomorrow... we would all be so much better for it.
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I do self-examinations every month. I don't know anyone personally who has suffered from breast cancer, but that doesn't mean that the possibility isn't there. As a black female, my risk is actually higher--although I have no idea why that is. Maybe we don't take good enough care of ourselves and don't keep all those doctor's appointments, but--I think this is a well-written, informative story. I agree that we as females should all be tested, because early diagnosis leads to the (usual) defeat of the disease, and it is much better to be informed and alive than ignorant and dying.
You did a great job on this one.
P.S.: are you not speaking to me anymore?
Many blessings,
Raven Aurora
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Wow.. this is powerful. If I were a guy and my wife came home and said that.. well.. yeah.. I'd wish for the cheating also. You did a wonderful job stepping into the shoes of a man who's wife has cancer. Awesome write my friend
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LOL, thanks for letting me know. I'm embarrassed but the message you sent across was worth it.
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touching and sincere...hope it hits home-it needs to!
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i really liked this, it reminded me a lot of Catcher in the Rye, the way the main character talks. lol it was pretty obvious that it was written from a woman's point of view, no offense of course but it seemed a tad biased.
although the situation is sad, it seems that you are not going for a tearjerker. on the contrary it almost seems like comedy, despite the depressing topic.
best luck
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It's not true, I'm a woman and I don't have a wife. lol Thanks so much for featuring me though. I'm so glad that this touched so many.
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One heckuva little short story with a snap of the ssemantic whip for an ending. My own marriage almost fell apart some years ago, much because of my own selfishness, so I really felt your reactions.
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Girl -- This is such an important topic, if you have seen my page, I support the search for a cure as much as I can. I feel bad for the man in the story, I wish his wife was only cheating on him too.
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I hope you don't mind but I just promoted this poem for a few clicks.
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Oh dear God! If that wasn't a shocker!! Wow, yes we should ALL go get tested. Bless you and your wife...if this is true. I'll keep you in my prayers
~Lyrical
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This was good, It displayed what true feelings that married couples should have towards eachother. This touched me because Breast Cancer runs in my family and we've lost many loved ones to it. Thanks.
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I bare scars on my left breast thanks to run ins three times with this awful disease. And believe it or not I had my first lump at 16. I cannot stress enough to women, check your breasts or have your loved ones do it for you. Javier found mine. It can happen to you. Don't be a statistic.. All take care and what a powerful write .. BE SAFE, Catressa
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This is a very good write about a serious issue, and I think I would rather my lover be cheating on me as well, than facing such a horrible thing a cancer in anyform. I work in the operating room, and deal with people who suffer from cancer on a daily basis, they undergo surgery after surgery just for a little bit more time, they know that this disease or condition will most likely be the cause of their death, but they love the people around them so much, they refuse to tell them so that they do not have to deal with much stress. I've heard stories from my attending surgeons of how many cancer patients have not told their loved ones of the cancer for that reason. This is a very good, and emotional write, keep up the good work. Bravo!
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What an amazing write.Just captivating to read it.You definitly have written a masterpiece of a story.Thanks for the read.Jim
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I thoroughly enjoyed this - I admit, the title drew me in at first...but I love how you did indeed make her even more beautiful to him after she was diagnosed with cancer. It's true, every woman should go out and get herself checked (I went last month. ) and every woman should do a monthly BSE...come to think of it, I should too. If you keep up with it, then you have a chance of discovering something before you make that annual trip back to the doctor. It's better to find something a month after your annual than to not discover it for 11 months with possibly drastic results. Even a few months can make the difference between life and death. A great piece of awareness...sheesh, here goes more points again...have an applause, along with a trip to the Featured Box!
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That was beautiful. I love how he started to notice tho. My gramma had breast cancer before she died and my dads wife had it as well. It is such a personal thing. It is hard for a man to understand but we should share it with him because we need that extra hand to hold.
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Wow! I never expected this ending. I thought you were going to say that she was seeing a woman or something I don't know why I was thinking that. My mind has a crazy way of thinking some times. This was so so sad. It's beautiful because you learned how to love her again but it's sad because she has cancer. I hope all goes well with her.
Stillreal -
This is absolutey beautiful I never would have thought that your wife wasnt screwing around on but intead of getting breasta cancer treatments.
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Whew!! This is one hell of a story!! Thank you for sharing something so intimate.
All the best to you,
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This is a wonderful story. My biopsy was benign...the most wonderful words I know...But you have taken words here and really put things into perspective. .........In the great big scheme of life, we really forget sometimes what is and is NOT important. ...KUDOS for your write.
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An incredible read, to be sure. You really don't know how selfish you've been until you realize that the realization you came to that points to you being selfish is, in fact, a selfish realization.
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